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Why We 'Touch Base' at Work and in Baseball
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"Let's touch base" is a common phrase in emails and meetings. It's a handy idiom for when you want to connect or briefly check in with someone.
How the 2021 Astroworld Tragedy Changed the Festival Scene
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The Astroworld tragedy shocked the music world and left a lasting scar on festival culture. On Nov. 5, 2021, the Astroworld Festival, headlined by Houston rapper Travis Scott, turned into a nightmare when a crowd rushed the stage during Scott's performance at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, ending with 10 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
Was the Paria Diving Tragedy Preventable?
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On February 25, 2022, an underwater maintenance exercise at the Pointe-a-Pierre oil pipeline turned catastrophic, claiming the lives of four divers. The Paria diving tragedy, which involved the Paria Fuel Trading Company, shook the region and raised critical questions about safety protocols and emergency response.
Why Humans Scream, Make Crazy Faces When Terrified
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Wouldn't keeping quiet help us get away from whatever's scaring us? What's the science behind the weird face and raw shout?
World's First AI-generated Christmas Song Is the Stuff of Nightmares
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An artificial intelligence wrote a Christmas carol. Learn more about this AI-generated Christmas song in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Spanking Has Declined Sharply in the U.S. in Last 25 Years, Study Finds
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Parents in the U.S. are spanking their kids much less often than they did in the past. A study looked at the decline between 1993 and 2017.
You've Heard of Smallpox, But What Was the Great Pox?
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HowStuffWorks looks at the surprising relationship between syphilis and smallpox.
What's the Shelf Life of a Ketchup Packet?
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They're convenient and sort of free, but do ketchup packets last forever? HowStuffWorks went straight to the source, Heinz, to get some answers.
What Is a Ghost Flight?
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Airlines are flying planes with no passengers, due to the outbreak of coronavirus, but also for economic reasons having nothing to do with disease.
Good News! Some Butterfly Populations Bounced Back in 2019
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Work by volunteers and nonprofits, such as butterfly waystations and education efforts, has reversed population decline for some butterfly species.